Free HoI4-style alternative
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“do you want HOI 4 but don't have money? Install call of war.”
Steam review · 224.7 h played ↗
Supremacy: Call of War 1942
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Not enough reviewsNot enough reviewsBytro Labs GmbH2017Grand Strategy · Strategy · Simulation
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A free, slow real-time WWII grand strategy game, like a simplified Hearts of Iron, with rounds lasting weeks. Skip it if you hate pay-to-win, long waits, or losing sleep.
Great for
Patient players wanting a free, simplified HoI4-style multiplayer strategy game with friends and diplomacy
Main risk
Gold-spending players can buy armies and crush you, and the slow real-time pace demands constant check-ins
What players love
Deep strategy with diplomacy and economy
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“You have to work on your economy, political relations with other players, and building up and maintaining your military forces.”
Steam review · 100.1 h played ↗
Fun with friends and alliances
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“playing with friends makes it SO Much funner”
Steam review · 133.8 h played ↗
Playable in short sessions, also on mobile
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“you kinda just log on for 30 minutes a day and do some stuff then leave.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Slow pace rewards patience
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Simple mechanics, fairly quick learning, good graphics and balance let you adapt quickly.”
Steam review · translated · 3058.9 h played ↗
Skill can still beat money
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“people saying its really pay to win dont know how to play, skill in this game always beats money”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win gold decides matches
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“You can buy the win. Directly. This is NOT a strategy game.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Heavy-handed chat moderation and bans
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“When I flagged this issue up in chat, I was told to change the subject by one of the chat moderators, When I refused to do so. I was banned for 24hours from talking.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Everything takes hours of real time
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“unit movement takes way to long, im not playing for 1 hour just so i can occupy 1 tile from tunisia”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Multi-accounts, cheaters and inactive players
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the ability to have multiple accounts. That is, people in there houses, can have multiple accaunts”
Steam review · 2373.6 h played ↗
White screen and launch failures on PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“The game doesn't even launch, just a white screen.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗
Removed resources and features, simplified updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“their completely ruined the economy by reducing from 5 to 3 resources”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics integrated chipset
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit: Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 2.2 GHz or comparable AMD
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce 700 Series or equivalent
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows XP SP2, Windows Vista or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics integrated chipset
Storage500 MB available space
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